Salaah

Qualities of an Imaam

Q:

1. What are the qualities that a person should possess to be the imaam and lead the salaah?

2. Can a Haafiz who is known to exploit and be dishonest or is a substance abuser lead salaah; whether fardh or Taraaweeh Salaah?

Musaafir mistakenly performing four rakaats instead of two

Q:

1. A musaafir read four rakaats salaah unknowningly and after a couple of days he corrected it to two rakaats. Will his salaah be valid?

2. A musaafir read two rakaats but someone told him to read 4 rakaats and due to confusion, he reads four rakaats. Does the first salaah count and will the second salaah which was read as four rakats be regarded as nafl?